# Council Regulation (EU) 2020/1579 of 29 October 2020 fixing for 2021 the fishing opportunities for certain fish stocks and groups of fish stocks applicable in the Baltic Sea and amending Regulation (EU) 2020/123 as regards certain fishing opportunities in other waters, Article 12: Amendment to Regulation (EU) 2020/123

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

In Annex IA, the Fishing opportunities table for Norway pout and associated by-catches in ICES division 3a and Union waters of ICES division 2a and ICES subarea 4 is replaced by the following:
Up to 5 % of the quota may consist of by-catches of haddock and whiting (OT2/*2A3A4). By-catches of haddock and whiting counted against the quota pursuant to this provision and by-catches of species counted against the quota pursuant to Article 15(8) of Regulation (EU) No 1380/2013 shall, together, not exceed 9 % of the quota.
Quota may be fished in Union waters of ICES zones 2a, 3a and 4 only.
Union quota may only be fished from 1 November 2019 to 31 October 2020.
A sorting grid shall be used.
A sorting grid shall be used. Includes a maximum of 15 % of unavoidable by-catches (NOP/*2A3A4), to be counted against this quota.
Union quota may be fished from 1 November 2020 to 31 December 2020.’
‘Species:
Norway pout and associated by-catchesTrisopterus esmarkii
Zone:
3a; Union waters of 2a and 4(NOP/2A3A4.)
Period
1 November 2019 – 31 October 2020
1 November 2020 – 31 December 2020
Analytical TAC
Denmark
72 433
29 972
Article 3 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
Germany
14
6
Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 847/96 shall not apply
The Netherlands
53
22
Union
72 500
30 000
Norway
14 500
pm
Faroe Islands
5 000
pm
TAC
Not relevant
Not relevant

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2020/1579/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2020-1579/article-12
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